[Dead Dog]

...SO now she will have a silly sounding name, but at least she will have a name that links her to a family and her children. THAT is really what is at issue.

If you don't take the family name, and if you insist on not having joint bank accounts....why even get married.

[mewzilla]

I know women who've taken their husband's name and ended up in divorce court, sometimes more than once. Interestingly enough, of all the women I know who've kept their maiden names, none are divorced from their first and only spouses. As long as both spouses don't have a problem with whichever name is taken or kept, I don't see that it much matters :)

Best wishes, BTW :)